Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Excerpt from Acting Witchy

The following is an except from Acting Witchy. It's between the main characters Mystique Gray and Sean Savage. This is a different and longer excerpt from the one posted elsewhere. Enjoy.


     They ate in silence for a while. Finally, he asked, “Why don’t you like me?”
     Her lovely eyes narrowed. They were so dark and contrasted sharply with her pale creamy skin. “Are we in kindergarten?” She drank from her water bottle, leaving an appealing sheen of moisture on her full lips. His cock jumped. He’d been hard since he walked through the door. Never had a woman done so little and made him so horny.
     “Come on. It’s killing me.”
     She shrugged, but she wouldn’t meet his gaze. “Sometimes personalities just don’t click.”
     “That’s bullshit. You didn’t like me before we met. And it’s frustrating as hell since I like you.”
     She inhaled sharply. “You don’t know me. You just want to…”
     He grinned. “I want to what?”
     “Let’s not play games, Sean. It’s obvious you’re pursuing me for sex. I’ve done what you wanted. I’m in your film. It stops there.”
     She stood. He caught her hand when she would have walked away. “I could let it go at that if I didn’t know you wanted me as much as I want you.”
     “You’re delusional. I feel nothing for you.”
     “God, your mouth is so sexy. Even when it’s spewing lies.”
     She wet her lips and he groaned. “Let me go.”
     Ignoring her, he tugged until she was on her knees before him. His eyes dropped to the exposed curves of her breast. He couldn’t help it. “Prove it to me,” he challenged, his gaze meeting hers. “Prove you don’t want me.”
     “No thanks. I have nothing to prove to you.”
     “Then I guess you’ll have to deal with me asking you out every chance I get.”
     “The answer will always be no.”
     He arched a brow. “You didn’t let me finish. I’ll keep hounding you to do movies with me, spend time with me, and more.” He looked at her breasts again, this time letting his gaze linger. “Hitting on you. And all the while, I’ll believe that it’s what you want since you can’t or won’t prove otherwise.”
     “Fine! How do I prove to you the level of apathy I feel for you?”
     “Let me kiss you.”
     “No.”
     “You can’t handle one kiss?”
     “What will one kiss prove?”
     “That you’re unmoved by me. If my kiss has no effect on you, then I’ll know.”
     “Are you forgetting that we’ve kissed before?”
     “No. And I’m betting you haven’t forgotten either. That kiss has haunted me,” he said truthfully. The remembrance of her lips beneath his had fueled many fantasies. But that was over a month ago. He needed more.
     “How will you tell if it’s affected me?”
     “You’ll tell me.” She was going to agree. His heart thumped with the possibility. “So what do you say?”
     “I can’t believe this,” she muttered. “All right. One kiss. That’s it. You keep your hands to yourself.”
     “I can’t kiss you if I can’t hold you.” He thought quickly. “Sit on my lap. I’ll keep my hands on the floor.”
     Her irritation was palatable. “Fine. Let’s just get it over with.” She waited for him to press his hands palm down onto the floor before straddling him. She shot him a glare as she came into contact with the thick bar of his erection. She adjusted herself so that she was no longer covering his cock.
     “Sorry. Damn, no I’m not. You affect me that way.” He lifted his mouth to hers. She didn’t pull away but made no attempt to meet him halfway. “By the way,” he whispered, “I plan to use my tongue.” His lips touched hers and as with the last time, he felt an immediate electric connection with her. He tilted his head and painted the seam of her lips with his tongue. She denied him entry. He increased his pressure and tried again. He groaned as she continued to resist. “God, Myst, open to me,” he muttered against her lips. It was a demand, not a plea. His voice was thick with lust and he couldn’t control it. She brought out the predator in him.
     She obeyed and he thrust his tongue inside to taste her. She moaned and fitted her mouth more closely with his. The sound of her pleasure made him want to come in his pants. He arched his hips and she slid forward, slamming into contact with his throbbing dick. He swallowed her cry. He hoped it was pleasure and not shock that caused her to make that sound.
     His tongue was wild in her mouth. He wanted to taste every inch of her. He wanted to strip her bare, suck her nipples, lick her sweet pussy. Her hands gripped his shoulders and she moved on him, dry humping him. God, he wanted to fuck her, drive his cock as deep into her tight pussy as possible.
     He dug his hands into the carpeting to keep his promise not to touch her. The kiss went on and on. The room was filled with the sounds of their heightened breathing and their moans. He knew he had to call a stop to this soon. He was going to come in his pants. He pulled back and she followed him, her hands cupping his cheeks.
     Finally, he ripped his mouth away. “Shit,” he growled. “Let me fuck you.”

Monday, April 2, 2012

1 Day Until Acting Witchy

Acting Witchy is released tomorrow but is currently available for purchase at Evernight Publishing. I'm always nervous whenever a new book is released. To keep busy, I'm trying to work on my next project. Since AW is a paranormal romance, I'm working on a normal contemporary romance for my next novel. Never fear, I haven't forgotten about a Whimsy sequel.

Monday, March 26, 2012

Release Date

The release date for Acting Witchy is April 3! I just got the release date today. Edits were few but I was pleasantly surprised that it could be out so soon.

Saturday, March 24, 2012

Acting Witchy

I've always been honest and can barely keep a secret because I like to share. So here's the new cover art for Acting Witchy followed by its blurb.


Actor Sean Savage can’t take his mind off of fellow movie star Mystique Gray. He won’t give up until she agrees to work with him.  Sean soon realizes she’s the woman for him. Unfortunately, she hates him and he can’t understand why.

Mystique Gray is an up and coming actress. She’s never met the handsome heartthrob Sean Savage, but she knows a secret about the famous actor that no one else knows: Sean Savage is a witch. She gives in to his request to do his movie, but she’s determined to keep their relationship strictly professional. Letting him close could be dangerous for her heart-and his safety. 

Friday, March 9, 2012

Acting Witchy

Ever since I read The Changeover by Margaret Mahy in middle school, I've been fascinated with witches. So in my next book I decided to create my own tale about witches. It's called Acting Witchy. It's been accepted by Evernight. I'll update with a blurb when the publication date nears.

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Behind Every Story is a Story


Since Tanner Bride Tales is just out, I thought I’d tell a bit about the creative process behind my books. Some of you may find this completely boring. Hopefully not. If you do, the pain will be blissfully short since I only have three books out. I’ll try to keep it brief. I promise once I get this out of my system, I’ll do a post about the next book I’m writing.

I actually began writing Friends about six years ago. I know that’s a long time. I tend to write in segments of what interests me so the first part I ever wrote was the morning after scene where Kayla and Josh are arguing at his house after he catches her attempting to sneak out. I went back later and wrote the beginning. The end scene with Josh’s ex came shortly after. And then I stopped working on it for five years. I had a baby and started working full time. I eventually found the motivation to finish it and submitted it. And was turned down. So I submitted it to another publisher and was over the moon when Sugar & Spice accepted it for publication. At the suggestion of my editor Brieanna, I extended the ending. I happened to be listening to Sigur Ros at the time to put me in that romantic mood and out of it came Josh and Kayla’s wedding. I first heard “Hoppipola” at the end of the romantic comedy Penelope with Christina Ricci and James McAvoy and fell in love with it instantly. I use it as my ringtone. It’s a great movie and a great song. If you like fairy tales, you’ll love it. It was the kind of happy ending I wanted for Josh and Kayla.

I began Winning Dawn shortly after submitting Friends last January. I wanted to create an attraction between Dawn and Evan without her cheating on her boyfriend. For the most part, I wrote the story straight through with little deviation. The part where Dawn begins to suspect that she’s pregnant after becoming nauseous at the smell of coffee was inspired by my own pregnancy. Though I wasn’t fortunate enough to have another pregnant woman around to tell me why the smell of coffee was making me sick. I was so worried after completing it that readers would not like it.

Whimsy began about six years ago. I was excited about writing a story that had a full figured African American princess being the desire of a King. I finished about a third of it before I hit the wall and couldn’t seem to add anything to the story that I wanted to keep. So, like Friends, it sat unfinished for five years.  I finished it shortly after completing Winning Dawn. I was shocked at how quickly Evernight Publishing accepted it. I expected to wait for weeks.

Getting published has been a dream come true for me. I’ve been writing since high school. Until now, it’s just been for me. This is going to sound strange, but I can write a story and completely forget it. I can read older stories of mine as though someone else wrote it. I’ll think, “Wow, I wonder where this is going.” So I’d like to say thank you to all the readers who gave me someone to share my stories with. Thank you!

Monday, February 20, 2012

Received My Copies!

I received my copies of Tanner Bride Tales today! They're so glossy and pretty.